“The United States supports the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. The People’s Republic of China continues to seriously erode these rights and freedoms,” it continues.
The Democratic president who gave way to the Republican billionaire on Monday denounced the Chinese government’s “assault on the autonomy of Hong Kong” and the blows to democratic institutions in this Special Administrative Region of China.
Since the entry into force in Hong Kong of a national security law which has largely stifled opposition voices in the former British colony, at least 200 activists have been arrested for, among other things, subversion. Last year, 45 democracy defenders were sentenced to up to ten years in prison, Joe Biden said.
